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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots, high 89, low 78
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots, high 89, low 78

Variable conditions are expected to continue today, with showers and thunderstorms moving across the region throughout the day. High 89. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a couple of thunderstorms,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2025
Was the deadly US attack on the Venezuelan vessel legal?
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Was the deadly US attack on the Venezuelan vessel legal?

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) — The U.S. military killed 11 people aboard a vessel in the Caribbean on Tuesday that President Donald Trump said was carrying illegal narcotics and that belonged to a drug…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2025
Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life
Posted inBreaking News International News Tourism News

Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating profile, it might read: good listener, stable home, likes broccoli, seeks love. But he’s already…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2025
Guyana’s president leads following general election in country awash in oil and gas wealth
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Guyana’s president leads following general election in country awash in oil and gas wealth

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali, who has poured some of the South American country’s new oil wealth into popular social programs, is poised to serve a second term after this…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2025
Trump plays down possible regime change in Venezuela; US deploys stealth fighter jets
Posted inCaribbean News International News Military News

Trump plays down possible regime change in Venezuela; US deploys stealth fighter jets

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is not talking about regime change in Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Friday, as the United States ordered an additional 10 stealth fighter jets to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2025
Mostly cloudy, breezy with occasional rain this morning, high 91, low 77
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Mostly cloudy, breezy with occasional rain this morning, high 91, low 77

Variable weather conditions are expected to continue today, with showers and thunderstorms moving across the region throughout the day. Don't forget your umbrella! Tropical Atlantic (Invest 91-L): Shower and thunderstorm…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2025
Young man and the sea: Teen fishing off New England coast catches huge halibut bigger than him
Posted inBreaking News National News Tourism News

Young man and the sea: Teen fishing off New England coast catches huge halibut bigger than him

HAMPTON, New Hampshire (AP) — A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound (80 kilogram) Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
‘Legend dairy’ man carries ice cream and dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for other hikers
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‘Legend dairy’ man carries ice cream and dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for other hikers

DENVER (AP) — Hikers who climbed a Colorado mountain got more than just a sweeping view at the top. A man in an ice cream cone costume unexpectedly was handing…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
Judge blocks Trump administration’s ending of legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s ending of legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
Security camera footage reveals St. Croix shooter
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Security camera footage reveals St. Croix shooter

FREDERIKSTED — Security camera footage captured the moment shots rang out in St. Croix, authorities said. Othnell Gumbs, 64, was arrested today and charged with third-degree assault, possession of ammunition,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025

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